Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Regulations, U.S.

Kalium Solutions ensures chemical regulatory compliance with USA Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) regulations.

Need help marketing your chemical products in stores and big-box retailers in the United States? We offer a complete service to comply with Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) requirements. 

For your CPSC labels, we provide the following services:

Whether you are a manufacturer or importer, it is your responsibility to follow all the compliance verification steps required by the U.S. CPSC regulations. If you sell online and your product is available to everyone, you also must follow all these steps.

There are significant differences between Canadian CCCR and U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission regulations. CPSC. It's challenging to create a label that complies with both. To fulfill your regulatory obligations properly, you must have access to up-to-date databases and expertise in CPSC standards.

Our team of experts has the software and databases needed to perform all detailed calculations required under CPSC regulations.

Regulatory Requirements that Kalium Solutions Strive to Meet

• Products with chemicals must follow safety rules set by laws like the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) and the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA).
• Regular testing of products with chemicals is required to make sure they still meet safety standards.
• Only labs approved by the CPSC can perform safety tests. Not following these rules can lead to fines or even legal charges. These labs are subject to accreditation requirements and must meet high standards to ensure that chemical tests are reliable and accurate.
• Manufacturers must maintain documentation supporting their classification. For example, test reports,  records of reasonable testing programs, etc. This documentation must be kept for at least five years and made available to the CPSC upon request.
• If a manufacturer/importer fails to meet the CPSC's requirements, they are liable to face penalties, including civil and criminal fines. CPSC can also recall, seize, or remove any/all non-compliant products from the market if found to contain hazardous chemicals or substances.

Assessing the risks

At Kalium Solutions, we assess the risks through a well-designed process to ensure safety for the consumers and conformity to the regulations.

• We consider all possible issues that might arise. For a product, this could be chemical hazards, manufacturing defects, or misuse by consumers.
• We analyze how serious each risk could be and what are the impacts of these risks, such as minor or serious.
• We then rank these risks based on their severity from most to least serious, based on their impact and likelihood. This helps us focus our attention on the biggest threats.
• Our team then comes up with steps to reduce or prevent each risk, with options like, more testing, better training, or changing product or formula design.

The detention procedure

Under 15 U.S.C. § 2066(b) and 15 U.S.C. § 1273(a), the CPSA has the authority to seize and detain products that fail to meet the CPSA regulations. The authority can detain non-compliant products, including recall, seizure, or removal from the market if found to contain hazardous chemicals or substances. However, certain products may be permitted under the provision of Under section 14 of the FHSA, 15 U.S.C. § 1273.

Frequently asked questions

What is the CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission)?

CPSC is a federal agency in the USA that is responsible for ensuring the safety of the products made available for consumers. This includes products containing hazardous materials; many products available for purchase in general stores across the USA contain hazardous chemicals, and CPSC sets regulations for the sale of those products, to prevent accidental injuries or death.

How does CPSC protect consumers in the chemical industry?

One of the ways to protect consumers is making sure chemical products made available to the public are properly label and packaged, to prevent accidental exposure to harmful chemicals and to provide appropriate instructions on safe use and first aid. For instance, corrosive chemicals must have instructions on the container instructing the user what to do if the product comes in contact with an eye.

 

CPSC regulates the minimum requirements hazardous products made available to consumers must follow. Products are defined as Hazardous if they meet the requirement for one of the following categories, as described under 15 U.S.C. § 1261:

• Toxic
• Corrosive
• Irritant
• Strong Sensitizer
• Flammable or Combustible
• Pressurized container
• Quick skin-bonding adhesives
• Etc.

 

CPSC requires hazardous products to be labled according to 16 C.F.R. § 1500.121, in which it is stated  labels must provide the following information, in English:

• Signal word (POISON, DANGER, WARNING, CAUTION)
• Statement(s) of the principal hazard(s)
• Common/usual or chemical name of the substance(s) responsible for the hazard(s)
• Precautionary measures describing the action to be followed or avoided
• First-aid treatment instructions, when necessary or appropriate
• Handling and storage instructions for packages which require special care
• ‘’Keep out of reach of children” or equivalent
• Name and place of manufacturer, packer, distributor or seller

 

These information aim to inform consumers of the hazards associated with the purchased products, allowing them to take appropriate actions to prevent injuries or deaths.